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JAVANESE traditional music in Indonesia, named Gamelan , is now beginning to rarely favored the younger generation. However it's proved to be attractive to tourists or foreigners from European countries. Having schedule to travel to Kulonprogo Regency , about 18 students Dominicus College in Nijmegen, the Netherlands , visited Indonesia, especially Kulonprogo Regency. What do they do on those kinds of Travel Destination agenda? It's to know and practise Gamelan. It is on Thursday July 30, 2015, when the students being spent a week at Wild Rescue Center (WRC) Yogyakarta , take the time to visit the studio of Karawitan Lestari Budaya in Cumethuk RT 22 RW 11 Kedungsari Pengasih Kulonprogo. Not just to be a spectator, these students are even involved plays gamelan music. For some of them this is the first occasion. One of the students, Jimmy Banken , was deeply curious about the traditional gamelan music. Teens who used to play drums or percussion instruments have a different se

STATE -owned airport operator PT Angkasa Pura I and the Yogyakarta administration will build a new airport in Temon in Kulonprogo regency, a Transportation Ministry official says. “Based on our feasibility study, Kulonprogo is the most suitable location for the new airport. The provincial government is currently waiting for a permit from the Transportation Ministry to start the master plan,” spokesman Merpin Butarbutar said. The company had previously considered building the province’s second airport in Sanden in Bantul regency. Merpin said that PT Angkasa Pura I was working with India’s GVK Power and Infrastructure to complete the airport feasibility study and master plan. “We are going to build the new airport on a 700-hectare plot that will be able to accommodate 6 million passengers,” he said. bpmptKP/image PT Angkasa Pura I would need at least Rp 1.2 trillion (US$127.2 million) investment to build the new airport, which would start some time next year, he added. Yogyakarta

Have you ever heard about the sensation of fresh air, and natural-exotic scenery in Kulonprogo? Kalibiru Menoreh Mountains The Wonderful Indonesia Travel Destination. The name is Kalibiru. It's located at the Kalibiru Village, Hargowilis-Kokap, exactly at 450 meters above sea level of The Menoreh Maountains Kulonprogo DIY Indonesia. You can go to Kalibiru by a proper vehicle for the bumpy road conditions. You also have to prepare a healthy body condition due to a walk and trekking in Kalibiru need extra energy, as far as 2 to 5 kilometers. ilustrasi/twitter.com There are thousands of green plants grows in Kalibiru, such as jati trees, eucalyptus trees, cajuput trees, bamboo trees, and others. In addition to offering great natural charm, Kalibiru also offers trekking trip. Tourjogja.com reported that the trekking path is divided into 3 parts; the near path with 2-4 kilometers, the middle path with 3-4 kilometers, and long path with 4-5 kilometers. Just enjoy your experie

Some countries has realeased travel warning for their citizen abroad. Some because of terror alert, others are because of volcano activity and crime. Chicagotribune reported on January 9, some countries are US, South Africa, Russia, and India. Worldwide terror alert The updated a worldwide travel warning for Americans Jan 9 was from The U.S. State Department.It says because of the terrorist attack at the Charlie Hebdo headquarters in Paris. The conflict and attacks from terrorist groups was considered rising in days. And the warning indicated that the likelihood of another attack in Europe is a particular concern. The list of areas where tourists should use added caution are North Africa, South Asia and the Middle East. Tourists visiting South Africa during its peak travel season are warned it should be aware of potential power blackouts. Particularly it is in the Johannesburg area that may continue until March. Energy officials cited outdated power plants using coal for a decr

Travel Agents Slash Prices on Holidays in 2015 Because of low oil prices and global upturn, travel agents slash prices to sunshine destinations till Half-price holidays in 2015. On the summer holidays in 2015, it could cost just half as much as they did this year. It thanks to low oil prices and the global upturn, daily mail reported. It mentioned that the falling oil prices reducing airlines' fuel costs all mean the savings could last well into the summer. Because of that, it is expected people to start booking their holidays for 2015 as early as Boxing Day. There are some bargains that available, include huge savings on winter breaks to Florida. Other destinations country are Mexico and Greece, and Easter flights to Spain. The price are being cut to almost half price compared to this year's prices. Flights to Prague, Barcelona, Morocco, Portugal and Prague, can be saving include £50. According to The International Air Transport Association (IATA), daily mail reported, the

Observing the environment around you could be the entertainment for a fun filled holiday. So, no need to walk away from your home. See and observe and discover unique things that are near you. Holiday trip or Travel did not have to be expensive and away from your home. Only with a little power even at no cost, you can find things that have been missed. If today is a holiday of Christmas and the new year, you can plan a few simple things. Holiday plans may be in the form of traveling that much or little to pay to go to the tourist attractions. But not always, it be satisfied that your fatigue during dwell in the work. Take once or two days, or even you want to fill your entire holiday to walk to the garden, to the fields, to the back of the house, to the side yard of your house. There are many things that may have gone unnoticed. For example, birds doings of behavior in twigs and branches that are feeding their children, ants who work together for the sake of finding and secur

The new year 2015 is coming while some preparation held to welcome the arrival of January 1, pass 2014. Mentioned that the new year is a good time to reflect on the past. Some people preparing the spirit to face challenges on to next year. Where and how to enjoy the holiday in Jogjakarta when new year is coming, there are so many favorite destinations. The magnificent Prambanan temple with beautiful architecture can be the first direct travelling. There also a spectacular Ramayana Ballet at Prambananin the night.   Before you go on welcoming new year, visiting Niagara Sri Gethuk can complete your trip to natural beaches in Gunungkidul, such as Indrayanti beach, Pok Tunggal with its photogenic iconic Tree of Duras. Some other places are Merapi lava tour, Cave Tubing in Gunungkidul Pindul. Willys jeep tour with lava at the foot of Merapi is the best option.

Here we have a town that is a center of art and education, offers some good traveling , shopping and has a wide range of tourist facilities. This destination is Yogyakarta namely. It is a bustling town of some 500,000 people and the most popular tourist destination on Java. Yogyakarta considered as a major tourist destination in Indonesia. It is the capital city of the province of Yogyakarta Special Region which is in the southern part of the Central Java province, Indonesia. It is one of five districts within the semi-autonomous province of Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta. Well, this special status is thanks to the Sultanate of Hamengkubuwono, which has ruled the area since 1749 and steered the state through difficult times of occupation and revolution. Sultan Palace in Yogyakarta is a kingdom that began through time to time. A long time ago, Surakarta or Solo was the capital of Mataram Kingdom before 1755. Later on treaty of Giyanti in 1755, Mataram was devided into two kingdom

  The southern highway to Yogyakarta is full of big trucks and buses Let's see what condition on traveling to Yogyakartha. If you decide to make it overland by car or motorcycle, you must know the condition of the roads, distances, time etc. If you are sure want to do this overland, there are some good traffic. However, travel to Yogyakarta by car or motorcycle means that you must ride on the back of trucks or bus. Yes, some people said that the fastest route is through the north coast highway (Jakarta-Pekalongan-Semarang-Yogyakarta). This route is not so scenic and full of big trucks and buses. Other route was through the southern highway (Jakarta-Bandung-Tasikmalaya-Wangon-Yogyakarta). It's longer but the view was nicer. But the condition is now different at all. This route is also full of big trucks and buses. It seems that so many trucks and buses move to the southern highway since Comal bridge incident. I don't know why exactly. Well, I think to take

Indonesia has various and interesting travel destination s. Many kinds of mountains, beaches, natural attraction, historical and cultural sites, etc. Thus are what people around the world wants to visit to Indonesia. Million of tourists come just to relax and enjoy their sphere times for a moment. However, visiting Indonesia have boomed in the last several years. Indonesia even records fastest 2013 travel and tourism growth of G20 countries, a report said. Indonesia grew its economic contribution from Travel & Tourism by 8.4% in 2013, the largest growth of any G20 country. That is according to the latest research from The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), the global authority on the Travel & Tourism Industry. WTTC’s 2014 annual Economic Impact Report shows that Indonesia recorded double digit growth in international visitor spending (15.1%) and 7.2% economic growth in domestic tourism last year. David Scowsill, President and CEO of WTTC, says it